uo^uenot Association 

of 
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. 




CONSTITUTION AND 
BY-LAWS 



OFFICERS 

and 

STANDING COMMITTEES 



1909 






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[E HUGUEXOT ASSOCIATION 
OF NEW ROCHELLE was 
organized in 1885 for the purpose 
of perpetuating the history of 
the Huguenot Settlement of New 
Rochelle, by permanent records and monu- 
ments, and to collect relics of the early settle- 
ment of the town so that they may be exhibited 
for the benefit of the general public. 

The membership is not confined to Hugue- 
not descendants of New Rochelle, but also 
includes all who are interested in the history 
and principles of the Huguenots, whether of 
Huguenot descent or not, and no limit as to 
residence. The annual dues of the Association 
arc $2.00 a year, and no initiation fee. Life 
members are elected upon payment of $100. 

Meetings of the Association are held quar- 
ter!}-, to which members and their friends are 
invited. 

The Association has recently acquired the 
historic Huguenot house formerly occupied by 
the Deveau family and later by Thomas Paine. 
This house is being renovated and will be 
used as the Association's headquarters, in 
which the library of the Association will be 
keiit, and the historic relics given or loaned 
to the Association will be on exhibition. 

The headquarters is situated on a beautiful 
little park of one and a half acres, situated on 
North Avenue, adjoining Paine Avenue, at the 
head of which >tan(ls I'ainc's Monument. 

This property is to be acquired I)y the Asso- 
ciation. 



CONSTITUTION 



ARTICLE I 

Name 
The name of this organization shall be "The 
Huguenot Association of New Rochelle." 

ARTICLE II 
Object. 

Section 1. The object of this Association 
shall be to perpetuate the memory and to fos- 
ter and promote the principles and virtues of 
the Huguenots. 

Sec. 2. To discover, collect and preserve 
all still existing documents, monuments, etc., 
relating to the settlement and history of the 
Huguenot Settlers of New Rochelle. 

Sec. 3. To co-operate with the Huguenot 
Society of America in the general objects for 
which it is organized. 

ARTICLE III 
Membership 

Section 1. The membership of the Society 
shall consist of all persons, whether Hugue- 
not descent or not, who are interested in the 
objects of the Association, and who shall be 
elected as required by this Constitution. 

Sec. 2. Honorary members may be elected 
in the same manner as other members, and 
shall have the right to all the privileges of 
the Society, except to vote. 

Sec. 3. Life members may be elected by the 
Association upon the payment of $100. 

Sec. 4. The annual dues of all members, 
except honorary members, shall be two dollars, 
payable on or before the annual meeting. 



Sec. 5. The mode of electing members shall 
be as follows: Each application for member- 
ship with the name and address of the candi- 
date, signed by a member as proposer and sec- 
onded by another member, shall be given to 
the Executive Committee; the candidate shall 
be voted for by the Committee by ballot, a 
two-third vote of the members present being 
necessary to elect. 

ARTICLE IV 

Officers 

Section 1. The officers of the Association 
shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, 
a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Sec- 
retary and a Treasurer, who shall be elected 
annually by ballot. 

Sec. 2. Besides the ordinary rights and 
duties of a presiding officer, the President 
shall appoint the places of meeting, and in 
conjunction with the Recording Secretary and 
Treasurer he shall have power, and upon the 
written request of five members, it shall be his 
duty to call special meetings of the Associa- 
tion. 

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Vice- 
President in the absence of the President to 
preside at the meetings and exercise all the 
rights and privileges of the President. 

Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Record- 
ing Secretary to keep an accurate record of all 
the proceedings of the Association; to notify 
members of meetings of the Association; to 
inform officers and new members of their elec- 
tion, and until tlic Association shall order 
otherwise, the Recording Secretary shall act 
as Librarian, and have the keeping of all 
books, pamphlets, manuscripts, etc., pertaining 
to the Association. 



Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Corres- 
ponding Secretary to conduct the correspond- 
ence of the Association and to take charge of 
the applications for new members and present 
the same to the Executive Committee. 

Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer 
to collect all dues and other moneys belonging 
to the Association. Out of these funds he 
shall pay such sums only as may be ordered 
by this Association through its President or 
Secretaries. He shall keep an accurate ac- 
count of his receipts and disbursements, and 
render an account of the same at each annual 
meeting of the Association, which will name 
a Committee to audit them. 

Sec. 7. The officers of the Association shall 
be elected at the annual meeting to serve for 
one year, but if any vacancy occurs during the 
year it may be filled at the next meeting of 
the Association. 

Sec. 8. There shall be a Chaplain, appointed 
annually by the Executive Committee. 

ARTICLE V 

Directors 

Section 1. There shall be a Board of Direc- 
tors composed of fourteen members who shall 
have charge of the real property of the Asso- 
ciation, and such personal property owned or 
in its custody not otherwise provided for in 
this Constitution. 

Sec. 2. The election of the Board of Direc- 
tors shall be as follows: At the annual meet- 
ing in October, 1909, five members shall be 
elected for one year, five for two years and 
four for three years, and annually thereafter. 
They shall hold office until their successors 
are elected. 



Sec. 3. Vacancies in the Board of Direc- 
tors may be tilled at any regular or special 
meeting of the Association, such election to be 
until the next annual meeting. 

Sec. 4. Five members shall constitute a 
quorum at any meeting of the Board of Direc- 



ARTICLE VI 

Committees 

Section 1. The Association shall have an 
Executive Committee composed of the officers, 
and five other members to be elected by ballot 
at the annual meeting. Three members shall 
constitute a quorum. 




Constitution 



Sec. 3. There shall be a Membership Com- 
mittee composed of not more than ten. 
The members of this Committee shall be ap- 
pointed annually by the Executive Committee. 

Sec. 4. The duties of the Membership Com- 
mittee shall be to receive applications for 
membership and present the signed applica- 
tions to the Corresponding Secretary. 

Sec. 5. Other committees may be appointed 
by the Executive Committee as the business 
of the Association may require. 



ARTICLE VII 

Meetings 

Section 1. The regular meetings of the As- 
sociation shall be held quarterly on the second 
Thursday of January, April, July and October. 
The October meeting shall be the annual meet- 
ing of the Association. 

Sec. 2. Other meetings shall be held at 
such times and places as the Executive Com- 
mittee may decide. 

Sec. 3. The meetings of the Executive Com- 
mittee shall be held on the first Thursday of 
each month from October to June, inclusive, 
at such time and place as the Chairman may 
designate. 




BY-LAWS 



Sec. 1. Notices of meetings shall be given 
at least three days in advance. 

Sec. 2. It shall always require seven mem- 
bers to constitute a quorum for the transac- 
tion of business. 

Sec. 3. At all meetings of the Association 
the order of business shall be as follows: 

1. Roll Call. 

2. Reading and adoption of the minutes of 

the previous meeting. 

3. Reports of Officers. 

4. Report of the Executive Committee. 

5. Reports of Special Committees. 

6. Miscellaneous Business. 

7. The reading of papers or delivery of ad- 

dresses before the Association. 

8. Adjournment. 

Sec. 4. All resolutions shall be presented 
in writing to the Chair if requested. 

Sec. 5. Appeals taken from the decision of 
the Chair shall require a two-third vote to be 
sustained. 

Sec. 6. Tlie object or objects of special 
meetings shall be stated in the call. 

Sec. 7. At special meetings all resolutions 
shall requn-e a two-third vote of the members 
present. 

Sec. 8. If any member shall neglect or re- 
fuse to pay the annual aues for two consecu- 
tive years after due notice, the Treasurer shall 
report such member to the Executive Commit- 
tee, who may strike the delinquent's name 
from the roll of membership. 

Sec. 9. The Constitution and By-Laws of 
this Association may be amended at any meet- 
ing of the Association by a two-thirds vote of 
those present, provided the changes proposed 
have been submitted at a previous meeting, and 
a copy thereof mailed to each member with 
a notice of the meeting at which sucii amend- 
ment is to be acted upon. 



OFFICERS 

President, 
HENRY M. LESTER 

Vice-President, 
THOMAS S. DRAKE 

Recording Secretary, 
GEORGE T. DAVIS 

Corresponding Secretary, 
MORGAN H. SEACORD 

Treasurer, 
CLARENCE S. FLANDREAUX 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

E OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION 

and 

MRS. S. A. STEPHENSON 

MISS ADA SECOR FOGGIN 

HENRY H. TODD 

JOHN F. LAMBDEN 

GEORGE F. FLANDREAUX 



MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 

MISS KATHERINE J. C. CARVILLE 

MISS ETHEL FRANTZ 

MISS GERTRUDE B. HALL 

MISS MABEL FLANDREAUX 



CHAPLAIN 

REV. CHARLES F. CANEDY. D. D. 




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